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Orlanda Siow

Biträdande Universitetslektor

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The 2009 British MPs’ expenses scandal: Origins, evolution and consequences

Författare

  • Orly Siow
  • Jennifer van-Herde Hudson

Summary, in English

This chapter introduces the British MPs’ expenses scandal: its origins, evolution and consequences. We argue that despite some early predictions, the scandal was limited in its impact: the purported ‘revolution’ never occurred. We briefly review the comparative literature on the political impact of scandal, which illustrates why the effects of scandals are usually limited and reasons why voters may choose not to punish malfeasant politicians. We situate this scandal against other international scandals, highlighting similarities and differences in the effects of scandal depending on cultural contexts. The chapter illustrates the mediated nature of the scandal and how it is best understood as comprised of not only the acts of politicians themselves, but as a series of moves and counter-moves by the press and other actors.

Publiceringsår

2014-01-01

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

1-26

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

The political costs of the 2009 British MPs’ expenses scandal

Dokumenttyp

Del av eller Kapitel i bok

Förlag

Palgrave Macmillan

Ämne

  • Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalization Studies)

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISBN: 978-1-137-03455-7
  • ISBN: 978-1-137-03454-0